*
They began riding back towards downtown Washington. Jack was deep in thought when Ezra interrupted him.
“Well, what did you find out?” his partner asked impatiently.
“Ezra, the women are throwing themselves at me today.”
“What do you mean?” he asked.
“Oh, never mind. Abbott and Stevenson may not be the only players in this game. Miss Mulholland told me that it was Davis who made her seduce Lawrence.”
“Davis? Ethan Davis?” Ezra was incredulous.
“Yes. I’m not sure what the connection is yet.” He filled in his partner about the conversation with Mulholland, leaving out no details.
“I don’t know what to make of this,” Ezra said doubtfully. “Abbott could have learned of the affair through Davis, or maybe he got a hold of the letters between Lawrence and Mulholland, and used them for blackmail. Of course Davis could have been just trying to get rid of Mulholland if he was after Faith.”
“There’s one way to find out – let’s go and ask Abbott what he knows.”